About the Markets
The Gondal market yard is known for its size, its organised auctions and the variety of crops it handles: groundnut and cotton in autumn and winter, chilli and jeera in spring, wheat and onion in summer. Rajkot's Bedi market yard is the commercial centre of Saurashtra and sets prices for groundnut, cotton and wheat. Hundreds of groundnut oil mills, cotton gins and namkeen units surround both towns, including Balaji Wafers' plants near Rajkot.
Seasons
Groundnut and cotton from October to January; chilli, jeera and wheat from February to April; onion and garlic from March to May.
- Gondal APMCMarket yardAboutExplore
- Rajkot (Bedi) Market YardRajkot APMCAboutExplore
- Balaji Wafers Pvt LtdRajkot · wafers and namkeenAboutExplore
Crops Traded Here
How Trade Works in an Indian Mandi
Farmers bring produce in tractors, trucks or bullock carts to the market yard, where it is unloaded at the shop of a licensed commission agent (arhtiya or dalal). Buyers, including traders, millers, processors and exporters' agents, inspect the lots and bid in an open or tender auction, or increasingly on the eNAM electronic platform. The winning buyer pays a market fee to the APMC, the commission agent takes a small commission, and the farmer is paid. Weighing, cleaning, grading and loading are done by licensed workers in the yard. Daily arrivals and prices are reported to Agmarknet.
Buying from This Market as an Outside Buyer
Buyers from other states or abroad normally work through a licensed local trader or commission agent, who attends the auctions, checks quality, arranges cleaning, grading, bagging and loading, and bills with GST. Before a first deal, ask for samples, agree on the grade, moisture and tolerance for damaged or foreign matter in writing, and decide who pays for loading, transport and insurance. For exports and food processors, a third-party lab test for moisture, residues or aflatoxin is common. Payment is usually made by bank transfer before dispatch or against documents, and many traders now accept eNAM settlement. Prices change daily, so confirm the rate on the day of loading.
Getting There
Rajkot is linked by rail and the national highway network to Ahmedabad and the ports of Mundra, Kandla and Pipavav. The new Rajkot international airport at Hirasar serves the region; Gondal is about 40 km south of Rajkot on the highway to Junagadh.
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